Meaning & use
Clomp
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To walk heavily and noisily, producing a loud, dull, thudding sound with each step.
See it in a sentence
He clomped down the stairs in his work boots.
The horses clomped across the cobblestone courtyard.
A note on using this word
'Clomp' is an imitative, or onomatopoeic, word — its sound mimics the heavy footfall it describes.
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Words with an opposite meaning
tiptoe
Another way to use it
2. noun
A heavy, thudding sound made by footsteps.
She heard the clomp of boots in the hallway.
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